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Episode 197: Restorative Justice Is Community Centered Work

What does it truly mean for restorative justice to be community-centered and held? In this powerful conversation, Molly Rowan Leach is joined by Lindsey Frischer (Southwest Community Justice Coalition), Cristina […]
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Feb
24
2026
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Episode 196: LIFER: One Man. One Dog. Transformed

LIFER: One Man. One Dog. Transformed. With Director Raul Perez & Brian Michael James. [Proof Video] In this extraordinary episode of Restorative Justice on The Rise, Molly Rowan Leach sits […]
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Feb
24
2026
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Episode 195: The Importance of Restorative Networks with Mika Dashman

In this episode: Mika Dashman, Founding Director of Restorative Justice Initiative, in its tenth anniversary year celebration whose mission is to build a community of New Yorkers who reflect the […]
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Sep
22
2025
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Episode 194: Alchemy & Restoration with Shilpa Jain

What happens when we feel able to share and connect honestly with other human beings, even in the face of significant differences, views, and even conflict and harm? As many […]
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Sep
6
2025
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US Prisons Impact on Children and Loved Ones

Cancel culture did not arise just in the past five years. While it has been a phenomena that has taken center stage in recent years and in this author's opinion […]
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Jul
24
2025
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Episode 193: The Youth Are Not The Problem. They Are the Solution.

In this episode, we hear from the founder of The Circle Keepers, Martin Urbach, and three youth keepers, centering their voices and ideas about restorative practices, how to build unity […]
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Jul
23
2025
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RJ on The Outside, Not On The Inside...Yet

By Molly Leach July 23, 2025   I recently read an Op-Ed written by the current Executive Director of a Community restorative justice program that I directed for a year […]
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Jul
2
2025
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Facing Up to Our Shadow Side With Compassion

Restorative justice values and strives to honor the needs of everyone involved in the most humane ways possible and in a safe environment — those who commit crimes, and those who suffer from them. In so doing, it brings humanity back into the justice system. It converts a limited worldview based around isolation and individualism into a much more positive vision that is rooted in honesty, accountability, and the visible connection of causes with effects. And it works in concrete terms by drastically reducing recidivism and costs. Most important of all, it nurtures new relationships and a strong sense of human unity. In that sense, the root power of restorative justice is love expressed in action.
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Jul
2
2025
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Stories That Heal: Fostering Belonging in the Shadow of AI

When we ask the question of how to create meaning and belonging in such challenging times, the answer may simply be that we must prioritize slowing down enough to create intentional spaces that allow time for people to be heard, seen, and valued. More than ever, technology offers us a global space to do that and I’ve seen it change lives. I encourage people to consider the possibilities of technology’s role in uniting us, while acknowledging that it can also potentially divide us further.
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